Glare shade for motor vehicles



May 11, 1926. 1,583,860

E. L. SIMMONS GLARE SHADE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed March 2'7, 1923 ambic and eflicient device of this character Patented May 111, 1926..

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. LOUIS SIMMONS, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

' GLADE B EADE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Application filed March 27, 1923. Serial No. 628,106.

This invention relates to an improved glare shade for motor vehicles and seeks,

-- among others objects, to provide a sim le or shadin the eyes of the driver of a vehicle from t e glare of the headlights of an oncoming vehicle or from the rays of the sun.

The invention has as a further object to provide ajdevice which may be readily at- 'tached' to or detached from a vehicle wind shield.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a device which will successfully combine the factors of simplicity of construction and" efiiciency in practical use to thus embod a convenient device of the character-"note which may be produced V and sold at moderate cost.

Figure 2 is a detail elevation of the device showing the curtain extended,

Figure 3 is a. transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 4 is a lan view showing the blank from which the dy of the casing is formed, and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view showing one of the spring'attaching hooks of the device.

In carrying the invention into efiect, I employ an oblong casing 10 comprising a back wall, end walls, and one sidewall. The casing is preferably construct of suitable resilient sheet metal and is formed from a blank of the character shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, As will be observed, the

' walls thereof in any appropriate manner and fitting over the casing at its-forwardside is a front closureor-wall 11. Thus, as will be seen, the casing is open atone side thereof and journaled upon the end walls of the -ventional motor vehicle.

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casing is an appropriate spring actuated curtain roller 12 carryinga curtain 13 which may be wlthdrawn at the open side of the casing, the closure 11 being removable so that theroller may be conveniently mounted 1n positlon. Secured to the curtain at its free end is a binding strip 14 carrying a,

handle 15 which maybe grasped for extending or retracting the curtain, it, of

course, being understood that the roller will 7 function to retract the curtain thereon in Pivoted to the back wall of the casing near theends of said wall and to the end portions of the binding strip 14, are pairs of articulated links 16 the meeting ends of which cross at the rear of the curtain. Accordingly, as will be seen, when the curtain 1s drawn outwardly, as shown in Fi ure 2, these links ,will swing outwardly with the the manner of an ordinary shade roller.

curtain and will support the curtain against flapping while, when the curtain is retracted, as shown in Figure 3, the links will fold in wardly into the casing. Mounted upon the end walls of the casing are laterally directed resilient. attaching hooks 17 for the casing. These hooks may also be formed from suitable resilient sheet metal and are provided with base portions 18 having u standing flanges, 19 at corresponding side ges thereof. These flanges seat flat against the end walls of thecasing and extending through said flanges and the end walls are rivets or other suitable fastening devices connecting the hooks with the casing.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 1 of the drawings, I have, in order to bring out the mounting of my improved device in practical use, shown the device in conjunction with the wind shield of a con- The post at the adjacent end of the wind shield is indicated at 20, and, as will be observed, the hooks 17 are engaged around said post for connecting the device thereto. Preferably, the hooks are shaped to fit the post so that said hooks will grip said post to prevent rattling of the device thereon, and, as will be observed, the lowermost of said hooks rests against the customary bearing 21.0f

the post for limiting the device against downward movement; Thus, upon meeting tain will function to shield the eyes of the driver against the glare of the eadllghts of such Vehicle. Similarly, the curtainmay be thus drawn outwardly should the driven of the vehicle be bothered by excessive'sunlight' The curtain 13 will preferably be of loose woven fabric so that said curtain will be more or less reticulate. Accordingly, while the curtain will function to out OK excessive light still, the driver of the vehicle may proceed with the aid of the headlights upon the vehicle by viewing the roadway through the curtain.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A glare shade for motor vehicles including an open sided casing, a roller journaled' in said casing, a curtain wound upon said roller and adapted to be drawn off the roller of downwardly converging links disposed at the rear of said curtain and having their lower ends pivotally connected and their upper ends pivotally secured to the rear wall of the casing and the upper end of the binding strip respectively, and a pair of upwardly converging links pivotally connected at the lower ends of the upwardly converging links being pivotally secured to the rear wall of the casin ,and lower end of the binding strip respectively.v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD LOUIS SIMMONS. L.s. 

